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CP-AFM molecular tunnel junctions with alkyl backbones anchored using alkynyl and thiol groups: microscopically different despite phenomenological similarity

In this paper, we report results on the electronic structure and transport properties of molecular junctions fabricated via conducting probe atomic force microscopy (CP-AFM) using self-assembled monolayers (SAMs) of n-alkyl chains anchored with acetylene groups (CnA; n = 8, 9, 10, and 12) on Ag, Au,...

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Main Authors: Chen, Yuhong (Author) , Bâldea, Ioan (Author) , Yu, Yongxin (Author) , Liang, Zining (Author) , Li, Ming-De (Author) , Koren, Elad (Author) , Xie, Zuoti (Author)
Format: Article (Journal)
Language:English
Published: 27 February 2024
In: Langmuir
Year: 2024, Volume: 40, Issue: 8, Pages: 4410-4423
ISSN:1520-5827
DOI:10.1021/acs.langmuir.3c03759
Online Access:Verlag, kostenfrei, Volltext: https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.langmuir.3c03759
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Author Notes:Yuhong Chen, Ioan Bâldea, Yongxin Yu, Zining Liang, Ming-De Li, Elad Koren, and Zuoti Xie

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